Rivière Étamamiou

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Rivière Étamamiou
Data
location Côte-Nord in Québec (Canada)
River system Rivière Étamamiou
source south of Lac Cobaz
51 ° 9 ′ 59 ″  N , 60 ° 22 ′ 22 ″  W
Source height 335  m
muzzle St. Lawrence Gulf Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 51 ″  N , 59 ° 58 ′ 44 ″  W 50 ° 16 ′ 51 ″  N , 59 ° 58 ′ 44 ″  W
Mouth height m
Height difference 335 m
Bottom slope 2 ‰
length 166 km
Catchment area 3030 km²
Drain MQ
76 m³ / s

Rivière Étamamiou is a 166 km long river in the Côte-Nord administrative region of the Canadian province of Québec .

The catchment area is 3030 km², the mean discharge 76 m³ / s. It flows south to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence . Its catchment area lies between those of the Rivière Olomane in the west and the Rivière du Petit Mécatina in the east. 75 km before its mouth at Lake Manet , the river divides into two arms, which reunite after 55 km at Lac Foucher . 5 km from its mouth, the river splits again into two arms. One arm reaches the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near the settlement of Étamamiou , the other arm flows into the Baie Bussière bay to the east .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e Bureau Audiences publiques sur l'environnement (PDF; 103 kB)
  2. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Rivière Étamamiou